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  • The hydrogen plant at Hickam AFB, Hawaii is the starting point for the Air Force in the pursuit to research ways to find new energy sources. It is also the spearhead for the Department of Defense's fight to conserve energy, create cleaner air and to break its dependence on fossil fuel.

    Hydrogen Fueling Station at Hickam

    As the largest consumer of petroleum products in the DoD, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne has made it a priority for the Air Force to find alternative fuels to replace fossil fuels. In a partnership with the State of Hawaii, Hickam is implementing Secretary Wynne's directive and is leading the way with its hydrogen production and fuel station. At

  • Andersen pays tribute to Linebacker II warriors

    Team Andersen paid tribute to the Airmen who took part in Operation Linebacker II, an 11-day bombing campaign in 1972 over heavily defended North Vietnam, during a remembrance ceremony at the Arc Light Memorial Tuesday. Approximately 155 B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Andersen Air Force Base flew more than half the missions of Linebacker II,

  • OSI agent saves life by donating bone marrow

    He knows what it's like to lose someone close to him. His mother and uncle died of cancer when he was 19. Hoping to help in any way he could, Special Agent Mark Capps, a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 602 at Andersen enrolled into the Department of Defense Bone Marrow Program in 1995. "It was a difficult time
  • MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces highest enlisted Airman, Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bishop, PACAF command chief master sergeant, held two enlisted calls Monday here with two objectives – let Airmen know what the Air Force’s priorities are and encourage them to tell the Air Force story. (Air Force photo courtesy 35th Fighter WIng Public Affairs)

    PACAF command chief master sergeant says ‘tell AF story’

    The Pacific Air Forces highest enlisted Airman held two enlisted calls Monday with two objectives - let Airmen know what the Air Force's priorities are and encourage them to tell the Air Force story. "There are three priorities in the Air Force and what I find as I travel around is that our young Airmen haven't been told what the Air Force
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The sun rises over the flightline on Dec 21 which marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. At Eielson Air Force Base the sun rose at 1052 and set at 1441 today resulting in a total of 3 hours and 49 minutes from sun up to sun down. This night will be considerably darker due to the moon being below the horizon all night, resulting in 0% moonlight illumination. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sergeant John Gott.)

    Shortest Day of the Year

  • A C-17 Globemaster III drops pallets of cargo Dec. 20 during the first C-17 airdrop to the South Pole. Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., delivered 70 tons of supplies to the National Science Foundation team wintering there. The mission was a "proof of concept" flight for the C-17 and was part of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica's Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. James McGann)

    C-17 Airdrop to South Pole Station a Success

    Another airpower milestone was reached Dec. 19 (Hawaii time) with the completion of the first C-17 airdrop mission that delivered approximately 70,000 pounds of supplies to the South Pole. The airdrop's success is due to the combined effort of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica Operation Deep Freeze, 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th Airlift Wing,
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Members of the Eielson Air Force Base community pack cookies in annual Operation Cookie Crunch on Dec. 15. Hundreds of dozens of cookies are packaged up each year and delivered to families of deployed airmen and single airmen stationed on Eielson AFB. The event is not unique to Eielson, but more of an Air Force tradition. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Nelson Jr)

    Operation Cookie Crunch

  • Senior Airman Alan Leckie checks his gear after coming on shift at the fire department at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Leckie, assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, will work on Christmas Day to ensure the base is safe. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Melanie McLean)

    Serving through the season: Senior Airman Alan Leckie

    The holiday season is in full swing with office parties and festive family traditions in the works. Meanwhile, for the Hickam Air Force Base Fire Department, it's business as usual. Senior Airman Alan Leckie of New Castle, Del., said firehouse traditions keep the holiday spirit alive. The chefs will be in the community kitchen, while the rest will
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Daronn Rawlins, 354 Maintenance Squadron, Aircraft Metal Technology Section, uses a Tungsten Inherit Gas welder and a Filler Rod too fuse two Aluminum tubes together on Dec. 19. He has been training for about a month now for his welding certification level two. Some of the requirements he must accomplish are to weld Titanium, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Nickel, and Cobalt tubes together. Once he obtains certification for level two welding he can now weld Aircraft parts and Missile parts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Jonathan Snyder)

    Welding Certification

  • JAKARTA -- Pacific Air Forces' International Health Affairs member, Maj Wesley Palmer, is presented a token of appreciation from Surgeon General of the Armed Forces of Indonesia, Air Vice Marshal (Dr.) A. Hidayatand. Palmer was a guest speakers at the Indonesian Air Force's First "Jakarta International Aerospace Medicine Symposium". In attendance were over 200 delegates from 5 countries. (Photo courtesy of IHA)

    PACAF's IHA visits Jakarta

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